# 1836 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Tuesday 2 November 1836. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
All of the sixteen wards were contested. In addition there was also a by-election in South Toxteth.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| | Reformers | 37 | -6 | 15 | 52 |
| | Conservative | 11 | +6 | 1 | 12 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1836 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Whig | 9 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 50% | 49.7% | | |
| | Conservative | 8 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 50% | 50.3% | | |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Thomas Brocklebank * | 192 | 53% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Kaye | 168 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 6% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 568 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 360 | 63% |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Thomas Bolton * | 188 | 70% |
| | Conservative | John Wilkinson | 79 | 30% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 40% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 627 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 267 | 43% |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Heyworth | 206 | 50.1% |
| | Whig | George Quayle | 205 | 49.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 562 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 411 | 73% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | James Mellor * | 173 | 50.1% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Sands | 172 | 49.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 513 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 345 | 67% |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | 'Charles Lawrence' | 160 | 55% | |
| | Whig | Henry Ripley | 130 | 45% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 10% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 404 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 290 | 72% | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Vincent Higgins | 295 | 52% |
| | Conservative | Ambrose Lace | 275 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 744 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 570 | 77% |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | George Ramsden | 195 | 59% |
| | Conservative | John Sheppard | 133 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 18% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 538 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 328 | 61% |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Bibby | 199 | 55% | |
| | Whig | William Robert Preston * | 151 | 43% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | 12% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 551 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 350 | 64% | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Nelson Wood | 217 | 53% | |
| | Whig | Thomas Holt * | 193 | 47% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 6% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 575 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 410 | 71% | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Joseph Mason | 200 | 53% |
| | Conservative | John N. Wright | 180 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 6% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 477 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 380 | 80% |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Barton * | 138 | 54% |
| | Whig | James Stitt | 116 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 8% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 340 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 254 | 75% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8% |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Richard Bright * | 199 | 51% |
| | Conservative | Nathan Litherland | 192 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 596 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 391 | 66% |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | -3% |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Houghton | 196 | 74% | 34% |
| | Whig | Richard Shiel * | 68 | 26% | 28% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 48% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 491 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 264 | 54% | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth - 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Platt | 112 | 53% |
| | Whig | Francis Jordan * | 109 | 53% |
| | Conservative | Alexander Smith | 100 | 47% |
| | Conservative | Thomas M. Gladstone | 98 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 6% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 279 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 212 | 76% |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Shand | 107 | 55% | |
| | Whig | James Muspratt | 89 | 45% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 10% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 279 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 196 | 70% | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Smith | 165 | 54% |
| | Whig | R. W. Wood | 138 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 8% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 405 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 303 | 75% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |